Contract

MARVEL End User Application & Utilization

Agency: ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF / ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Location: Idaho Falls, ID
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 43 days (Aug 30, 2026)
Posted: Aug 25, 2025
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 221113

What this contract is for

INTRODUCTION Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA) Management & Operating Contractor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) owned Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is seeking an Expression of Interest (EOI) from industry providers to suggest potential tests and experiments leveraging the Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) demonstration. This will consist of a two-step process starting with a feasibility assessment, then a physical implementation, subject to Congressional Appropriation. BACKGROUND The MARVEL will be an operational microreactor and is expected to serve as a nuclear test bed to demonstrate microreactor operations and end-use applications, paving the way for unleashing private sector nuclear energy development. A primary goal of the project is to provide a platform that can be leveraged by the private sector to mature novel nuclear technologies and demonstrate innovative new use cases for microreactors. Additional information on MARVEL’s utilization plan can be found in: https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2371820. In short, the MARVEL reactor can be used to the following non-exhaustive list of potential applications: Demonstrating novel nuclear-generated electricity applications (e.g., nuclear-powered microgrids, or nuclear-powered data-centers) Demonstrate novel nuclear heat applications (e.g., chemical processing, synfuel production, novel power conversion systems) Requesting data access (e.g., analyses conducted, documentations, engineering drawings) Operating the reactor in specific modes to validate models (e.g., conducting a specific transient to benchmark codes) Deploy advanced instrumentation and control paradigm to nuclear reactors (e.g., semi-autonomous operations, far-field remote operations) Demonstrate novel safeguards a...

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